Still time to apply for H1B Visas, but numbers are running fast. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that, as of May 18, 2012, it has received approximately 48,400 H-1B petitions counting towards the congressionally-mandated 65,000 limit. USCIS also confirmed that it has received approximately 17,500 H-1B petitions for…
Labor shortages have been a significant challenge to U.S. agriculture for as long as I can remember. On rice farms in Texas to corn fields in Nebraska, it seems as though farmers are always running short of farmhands when it comes time to harvest. But now, unlike the simpler days…
Since the passage of the E2 Investor Visa Bill by the house in March, many Israelis have been calling my office asking when can they finally move here and start the business of their dreams. Well,the Senate passed the bill by unanimous voice vote last week. It had been unanimously…
With the upcoming Provisional Waiver changes, as well as the, June 4, 2012 change to allow mail requests to waive certain grounds of inadmissibility directly to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Lockbox facility, we have to remember that Waivers are complicated and frustrating to handle. But his article,…
Some great news to report for our readers. As you may know the processing of I-601 and I-212 waivers may take a very long time, often resulting is the separation of families. If you are not familiar with Waivers, some foreign nationals may be deemed inadmissible under INA 212(a), which…
The United States faces intense competition from foreign countries, especially China, who seek to persuade highly skilled citizens who have settled in our country to return home to start businesses there, according to a report released Tuesday by an immigration group led by Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg of New York.…
USCIS has received approximately 42,000 H-1B petitions subject to regular-cap (for bachelor’s degree holders) and 16,000 H-1B petitions subject to master-cap (for U.S. advanced degree holders). Therefore, there are about 23,000 spots available under the regular-cap, and 4,000 spots left under the master-cap. Hurry and file fast.
The reliability and fairness of our immigration system can be evaluated only if the government’s procedures and activities are transparent. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), the Legal Action Center, and in cooperation with counsel at Steptoe & Johnson LLP, filed a FOIA lawsuit in July 2010 against Department of…
This past April, a decision came down from the Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) that addressed an important issue concerning Advance Parole for aliens whose unlawful presence for one year or more would trigger the 10 year ban from the U.S. The BIA decision of Matter of Arrabally and Yerrabelly…
California’s agency that licenses lawyers wants to admit an illegal immigrant to practice law, an unprecedented request that the state’s highest court decided Wednesday to review. The State Bar of California certified Sergio C. Garcia after he passed a written test and a moral examination, sending it to the California…